Scheduling Your Visit at Leath: The 15-Hour Rule and How to Avoid Losing Your Slot

All visits at Leath Correctional Institution must be scheduled at least 15 hours in advance through the GTL scheduler. No exceptions. If you're trying to plan the night before or the morning of, that 15-hour cutoff is what usually trips people up.

Start by registering on the SCDC/GTL scheduling website (scdoc.gtlvisitme.com) and logging in. From there, pick the date, time, and location that work for you. The system confirms visits instantly, which is convenient, but it also means you should book as soon as you know your plans. The 15-hour rule can turn a last-minute idea into a missed opportunity.

Can't make a scheduled in-person visit at Leath? Cancel it at least 48 hours in advance. If you don't cancel in time, the missed visit still counts toward the inmate's monthly visit total, even though nobody actually gets to visit.

Virtual visits follow a different timeline. You can modify a scheduled virtual visit up to two days in advance and cancel one up to one day in advance. Don't assume the in-person 48-hour rule applies here. The windows are different.

1. Log in to the SCDC/GTL portal (scdoc.gtlvisitme.com) so you can manage your scheduled visits.
2. Find your upcoming visit and open the details for the visit you need to change.
3. Choose modify or cancel based on the type of visit and how far away it is (in-person cancellations must be 48 hours ahead; virtual visits have different advance windows).
4. Confirm the change so your updated schedule is saved in the system.

This all matters because general population inmates with visitation privileges at Leath get up to four in-person visits per month. Burn one on a missed appointment, and there are fewer chances left to see your loved one that month.

There's also a pacing rule: inmates can have only one in-person visit per weekend, and that visit counts toward the monthly total. So even if you have visits remaining for the month, you can't stack multiple in-person visits into the same weekend.

Practical Tips

• ✓ Register for the GTL scheduling portal early, so you are not creating an account when you are already inside the 15-hour cutoff.
• ✓ Schedule at least 15 hours ahead of the visit time, not “the day before” in a general sense.
• ✓ After you book, look for the instant confirmation in the GTL portal so you know the visit actually went through.

1. Set a reminder as soon as you schedule so you still have time to act before the 48-hour in-person cancellation cutoff.
2. If plans change, log in and update the visit promptly (virtual visits can be modified two days ahead and canceled one day ahead).
3. Book earlier when you can so you have room to adjust without risking a missed visit counting against the monthly total.